Our neighbors located up the street from our Cleveland, OH location, at the Cleveland Clinic, have recently helped develop horse power into a whole new meaning. A Cleveland Clinic researcher found that one reason horses are more efficient at walking and running than humans, is because of the extremely long tendons in their legs. The Cleveland Clinic researcher then took the horse’s anatomy and applied it to help develop an orthosis device, fittingly called Kickstart, which helps patients with impaired walking. The technology behind Kickstart was licensed to Cadence Biomedical and hit the market in September.
[fa icon="clock-o"] 10/11/12 5:30 AM [fa icon="user"] Ryan Kasun [fa icon="folder-open'] Kickstart, Veteran's Affairs, medical device, orthosis, Cleveland Clinic, Cadence Biomedical
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